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Conclusions: Although incarceration does not preclude women's need for access to abortion, full access to services is not available in all settings. Improving women's overall health care in correctional settings should include increasing the accessibility of abortion services.
Aug 5, 2021 · Of the 19 state prisons permitting abortion, two thirds required the incarcerated woman to pay. Four jails of the six study jails (67%) allowed abortions in the first and second trimesters, and 25% of those required the incarcerated woman to pay for the procedure.
Sep 21, 2022 · Incarcerated people faced numerous obstacles to abortion before Roe was overturned. Now they face greater uncertainty and more potential harm. Abortion Care for Incarcerated People After Dobbs | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health
Incarcerated Women and Abortion Provision: A Survey of Correctional Health Providers. By Carolyn B. Sufrin, Mitchell D. Creinin and Judy. CONTEXT: Many women entering jail or prison are pregnant, and correctional facilities are therefore an important venue for providing a range of pregnancy-related care, including access to abortion services.
May 11, 2023 · Correctional Services Code Ann. § 9-601 (2021), requires that incarcerated people have access to information about abortion providers and transportation to care providers who can terminate their pregnancy.
Whether an incarcerated woman decides to continue her pregnancy to term or have an abortion, she has a constitutionally protected right to obtain appropriate medical care. To what extent, if any, a prison's policies address pregnancy-related services is one important indicator of how that facility treats pregnant women in its custody.
